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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

Iowa rates for HCPCS 78071

A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected and pictures are taken as it collects in an overactive parathyroid gland in the neck, which is usually caused by a small benign growth. This version adds cross-sectional images built by a rotating camera, which pinpoint the gland in three dimensions. The result guides the surgeon to the right gland.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images cost?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $661 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$339 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$537 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,175Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $263 to $933
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $513

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$933.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$550

AK $1,047FL $288

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.